NEW DELHI: Violence broke out outside Assam’s Baksa district jail on Wednesday after five people accused in connection with singer Zubeen Garg’s death were shifted there following a court order sending them to judicial custody.Accused North East India Festival organizer Shyamkanu Mahanta, Garg’s manager Siddharth Sharma, his cousin and suspended police officer Sandipan Garg and two security guards Nandeswar Bora and Prabin Baishya were sent to Baksa Jail after the chief justice expressed concern for their safety and ordered them to be housed in a facility with fewer inmates.As the vehicles carrying the accused arrived at the jail, a large crowd gathered outside demanding justice for the late singer. Some of them began throwing stones at the police convoy, leading to chaotic scenes before security forces brought the situation under control.The arrests were made earlier this month in connection with Garg’s death on September 19 in Singapore, where he reportedly drowned. The case, which has sparked widespread outrage across Assam, is being probed by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the state government, with the Crime Branch also probing financial irregularities related to Mahanta.
